Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-05-26
STEWARDS GREAT SCHEME.
Whereby Washington and Nevada
arc to Divide Idaho.

SAN Francisco, May 22.-To q
reporter who called on him at the Palace
yesterday, Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
explained at length his reasons for favor
ing annexation of Northern Idaho to
Washington Territory, and Of Southern
Idaho to Nevada. AS the proposition
to annex Northern Idaho to Washington
will probably come up again before the
next congress, the opinion Of senator
who will labor for such measure with
all his power will be timely. 1t will be
seen, however, that the senator's plan to
annex Northern Idaho to Washington is
secondary to the annexation Of Southern
Idaho to Nevada. Said he:
In the division Of territory Of the
United States into organized territory it
was the intention that each territory
should ultimately become state. The
formation of new states commenced in
Mississippi valley, where there is compar-
a,ively little waste land. The states in
that great valley are substantially equal
in extent, and will ultimately approx
mate equality in population. In the
division of the mountain region between
the plains of the Missouri and the
Pacific ocean in territories, in many
instances, no sufficient allowance was
made for deserts and uuiuhabitable
mountains. Consequently more territories
were created than can ever become states
d. There are several territories, if organized
into states within their present bound
aries, which would make substantial,
the same kind of states as Nevada
Neither Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona hol
New Mexico has sufficient resources tt
, sustain population to make state
which would compare favorably with any
Of the new states, except Nevada
Whether any Of these territories vii
eventually exceed Nevada in population
or not is unc rtain, but any excess woult
G be so small as to be immaterial. AS Il
q Utah, it has not resources enough L
make large state, though it possesse
) more than either of the others named
but it is in possession of an alien enemy
g operating under a political organization
r in hostility to the government Of tn
United States. 1t can be dealt will
! either by organizing state government
or dividing it among surrounding states
: FIRST NEVADA MUST BE FIXED.
"The first matter in this connection
$ which calls for the action OF congress j
f such addition to Nevada as will max
!. her comparatively equal to other states
This can be done by the const MT o
Nevada, which has already been given
! and OF an act of congress. Southern
d Idaho is the only territory available 70
8 this purpose. 1t is about equal t
q Nevada in population, and the tw
: together would make very respecta
bic state Northern Idaho is needed t
make Washington good state. Will
? Washington possesses great natural re
t sources, there is much waste land, bu
q with Northern idaho it would make
splendid state. Montana is alread
. sufficient to make frst.class state
Wyoming can never possess resource
g sufficient to be state, but if extende
(? east 100 or $50 miles, taking in part Q
ia Dakota and Nebraska, it would make
good state. If Nebraska would conseu
Il to this she could be more than comper
is sated by extending North aud includin
e Southeastern Dakota. There would
# sufficient left OF Dakota to make yer
!, large state. Arizona and New Mexic
: should at once be united. Colorado wi
Q never be very large state in population
C and if Utah ever becomes a loyal teri
It tory large portion of it might well b
annexed to Colorado, aud the rest t
:, Nevada. BY such an arrangement all {
" the territories of the United States coul
o finally be absorbed into states, and a
e the western states would then be respec
d able ip point of population and be con
4 paratively equal"
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